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 * Copyright (c) 2011 Junichiro Okuno
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 */

package tcp_net.mail.smtp.states;

import tcp_net.State;
import tcp_net.MessageProcessor;
import tcp_net.mail.smtp.states.debug.DebugInfo;

import java.util.List;

/**
	An abstract state to be inharited for SMTP server
	@author J. Okuno
*/
public abstract class SMTPState implements State 
{
	/**
		Debug information
	*/
	private final static boolean DEBUG = DebugInfo.SMTP_STATE_DEBUG;
	
	/**
		This method process a defined request (a command and its arguments) from a POP3 client
		@param pmp a message processor
		@param str_command a command request in a string text format
		@param arguments a list of arguments in a string text format 
		@return a list of replies
	*/
	public abstract List<String> process(MessageProcessor pmp, String str_command, List<String> arguments);
}